Bio

Dr. Marcel Tiemann is Managing Director in the Kroll Financial Advisory Practice and leads Kroll`s EMEA Transactions, Strategy, Transformation (TST) practice. He is also a member of the Corporate Finance Leadership team in Germany. He has over 15 years of professional experience in managing transformation projects and shaping and executing the strategy as part of the C-level agenda – from strategy to implementation. Marcel has a distinguished record of advising top-tier clients from all industries - including listed companies (DAX & Fortune 500), private-Equity firms, family-owned companies, governments and NGOs - through complex transformation projects, post-merger integrations, operational carve-outs, and market-entry strategies across Europe, US, Asia, and South America. Highlighting his high-impact work, Marcel was responsible for reshaping a Pan-European energy company’s approach to renewable energy, contributing to Europe’s green future by 2030 and setting up the first sustainable C-Position in a Dax company executive board. Prior to joining Kroll, Marcel applied his expertise and passion as an Associate Director at KPMG Global Strategy Group. He also worked as a senior advisor for a leading German AI-company (Spin-off of the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence), as well as Project manager in the corporate development and chief of staff for a Member of the Executive Board at Deutsche Bank/ Postbank and Bertelsmann SE. After he work at the CIB – Corporate and Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank. With a diligent approach and an eye for both the big picture and the intricate details, Marcel is passionate to find the right solution for our clients in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) world in the domains of Transaction | Strategy | Transformation. and realizing the best possible solutions for them based on a trustful relationship. Marcel holds a Ph.D. in macro-economics from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management / LSE - London School of Economics. He studied abroad at the Peking University PKU and the Griffith University in Australia. In addition, he holds a M.Sc. from Leeds University Business School and a B.Sc. from the Frankfurt School of Management. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Society honouring the top 5 percent of worldwide business school graduates) Marcel is a lecturer at the ESB Business Reutlingen School and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and is a qualified „Aufsichtsrat“ for Corporate Finance & ESG - Deutsche Börse AG.